NICHOLAS v. MOORE

No. 2963.

570 P.2d 174 (1977)

Gregory NICHOLAS, Jean Nicholas, his wife, and Gary Folger, Arlene Folger, Carol Folger, and Veronica Nicholas, minors by their next friends, Gregory Nicholas and Jean Nicholas, Appellants, v. Daryl Joseph MOORE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

October 21, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Engles, Rice, Hoppner & Hedland, Anchorage, for appellants.

Robert H. Reynolds, Robison, McCaskey, Reynolds & Frankel, Anchorage, for appellee.

Before BOOCHEVER, Chief Justice, RABINOWITZ, CONNOR, BURKE and MATTHEWS, Justices.


OPINION

BURKE, Justice.

This controversy centers on whether one member of a hunting duo is vicariously liable for the negligent acts of his co-hunter.

Defendants Moore and Czuba entered Alaska for the purpose of hunting game in late August of 1970. They came in Moore's truck with no explicit agreement with respect to the division of expenses; rather, the division of expenses took place in an informal fashion. The purpose of the hunt was for trophies...

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